912 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 27TH
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN HONGKONG.
PALDRIG 1000.
I.-TO COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION.
BOOKS, PATTERNS & COMMERCIAL PAFERS, PER 3 OZ.
NEWSPAPERS & PRICES CURRENT, EACH.
LETTERS,
PER 07.
POST CARDS, BAUE.
General Rates of Postage to the Countries
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10 cents. 3 cents.
2 cents.
2 cents.
REGISTRATION.
10 cents.
of the Postal Union,
Aden.
Africa, West Coast.
Algeria.
Angola.
Annobon.
Argentine Republic.
Austria.
Azores Islands.
* Bagdad.
Balearic Islands,
Barbary.
* Bassora.
Batavia.
Belgium. Bermuda.
Borneo.
Brazil.
British Columbia,
British Guiana. Buenos Ayres. Bulgaria,
* Bunder Abas.
* Bushire.
* Cabul,
Canada.
Canary Islands.
Cape Verde Islands.
Cayenne.
Ceylon.
THE COUNTRIES OF THE POSTAL UNION ARE AS FOLLOWS:-
Chandernagore.
Demerara.
Denmark and Colonies.
Dutch Guiana.
Ecuador.
Egypt.
Falkland Islands.
Faroe Islands,
Fernando Po.
Finland.
France and Colonies.
French Guiana.
Gaboon.
Gambia.
Germany.
Gibraltar.
Goa.
Gold Coast. Greece. Greenland.
* Gwadur.
Holland.
Honduras.
Hongkong and Agencies,
Hungary.
Iceland.
India
Italy.
Karikal.
* Kashmir.
Labuan. Lagos.
* Ladak.
Liberia.
* Linga.
Low Islands. Luxemburg. Madagascar. Mahé. Madcira. Maita,
Manila (Local Rates). Mandalay.
Marian Islands,
Marquesas Islands. Mauritius.
Mayotte.
Mexico.
Mozambique.
* Muscat.
Netherlands and Colonies.
Netherlands India.
[Local,
New Brunswick.
Japan (Local rates).
New Caledonia.
Newfoundland.
Norway.
Nova Scotia.
Persia.
Peru.
Philippine Islands (Local). Pondichéry.
Portugal and Colonies. Prince Edward's I.
Réunion.
Roumania.
Russia.
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Saigon (Local rates).
Salvador..
Senegal. Senegambia. Servia, Seychelles. Sierra Leone.
Spain and Colonies.
St. Pierre et Miquelon. Straits Settlements. Suzinam.
Sweden.
Switzerland.
Tahiti,
Tangiers.
Tetuan.
Timor.
Tripoli.
Tunis.
Turkey.
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United Kingdom. United States.
Uruguay.
Vancouver's I, Venezuela.
WEST INDIES, VÍZ, :—
Antigua.
Bahamas
Buen Ayre. Cuba
Curacoa
Desirade.
Dominica Guadeloupe Isle of Pinem Jamaica. Les Saintes, Marie Galante. Martinique
Montserrat. Nevis. Oruba Hayti
Porto Rico. Saba
San Domingo,
St. Christopher.
St. Croix.
St. Eustatius.
St. John
St. Martin.
St. Thomas,
Tortola,
Trinidad. Virgin Islands, Yanaon.
* Zanzibar.
Commercial Papers signify any papers which, though wholly or partly written by hand, have not the character of an actual and personal correspondence, such as Invoices, Deeds, Copied Music, &c. The rate is the same as for Books, except that all Packets of and under 4 oz. weight are charged 5 cents each.
The sender of any Registered Article may have a receipt sent with it, for signature by the addressee and return, on
paying an extra fee of 5 cents.
II. TO NON-UNION COUNTRIES.
NON-UNION COUNTRIES.
LETTERS,
PER OZ.
REGIS-
"TRATION.
NEWS-
*PAPERS.
Books, &c.,
PER 2 oz.
*
cents. cents. | cents.
cents.
vid Torres Straits,
*Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Fiji,
vit Galle
*Cape of Good Hope, Natal, St. Helena, Ascension,
*Hawaiian Kingdom,
2 3 3 2
10)
10
2
2
25
25
10
2
5
10
None.
21
51
*West Indies (non-Union), Bolivia (b), Chili (b), Costa Rica, Guatemala, New
Granada, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay (c),...............
30
None. (a)
5
5
(*) Prepayment is compulsory; (†) A small extra charge is made on delivery; (a) There is Registration to British West India Islands (10 cents).
(b). Registration via San Francisco, 10 cents; (e) Cannot be sent via San Francisco.
LOCAL PORTS.
III.-LOCAL POSTAGE.
C
LETTERS RÉGIS-
POST CARDS,
PEROZ.TRATION.
NEWS-
PAPERS.
EACH.
BOOKS & PARCELŠ
PAT-
TERNS.
PER 2 OZ.
PER 1b.
INCLUDING REGISTRY.
cents. cents.
cent.
cents.
cents.
cents.
Between Hongkong, Canton, and Macao, in either direction,..*
2
10
1
2
2
20
Between any other two of the following (through a British
Office), viz.: Hongkong, Macao, China, Japan (d), Siam * 5 direct (e), Cochin China (ƒ), Tonquin (ƒ), and the Phi- lippines (f),
(d) Parcels at Book Rates, Registry optional.
General Post Office, Hongkong, November 20th, 1880.
(e) Via Singapore, 10 cents.
(ƒ) No Parcel Post.